Siratus pliciferoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Siratus pliciferoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Siratus
Species:
S. pliciferoides
Binomial name
Siratus pliciferoides
(Kuroda, 1942)
Synonyms[1]

Chicoreus pliciferoides Kuroda, 1942
Murex (Siratus) propinquus Kuroda & Azuma in Azuma, 1961
Murex pliciferus Sowerby, 1841
Siratus hirasei Shikama, 1977
Siratus vicdani Kosuge, 1980

Description

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The species attains 100+ mm. in length, depending on the siphonal canal.

Distribution

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References

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  1. ^ a b Siratus pliciferoides (Kuroda, 1942). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.